A 55-year-old Dutchman arrested last year in Chon Buri, following a raid that saw the seizure of more than 100 million baht in assets, has been sentenced to 103 years in prison for money laundering.
However, Johan van Laarhoven's jail term was commuted to 68 years and eight months, though by law, he will spend a maximum of 20 years behind bars.
His wife, Mingkwan Kaen-in, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for complicity in the plot to launder proceeds from Van Laarhoven's chain of cannabis cafes in the Netherlands.
Senior officials from the Office of the Attorney-General, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, the Department of Special Investigation, and the Office of Narcotics Control Board arrested the couple at their two-rai housing compound in Sattahip district on July 23 last year following a request by Dutch authorities.